The article is about the release of the table tennis team manager Antony Lee, after guiding the women’s team to a silver Olympic medal, he has to face the consequences for neglecting his duties.

It all started because Gao Ning, Singapore’s top male paddler got kicked out of the Olympics after losing a match without a coach. Zu Haining was busy guiding another Singapore player, Yang Zi at the time as he had been tasked with overseeing both players because his colleague, Chen Jian, fell ill. But Yang Zi's match, which was scheduled an hour before Gao Ning's, started late, and went to the wire, so Zu Haining was unable to attend to Gao Ning in time.

Was the decision to release the table tennis manager justifiable? Even after leading the women’s team to a silver medal, does he deserve to be punished for something that was not in his control? This could be seen as a mistake on the part of the organizers and how could the manager be able to make last minute decisions even if he wanted to in such a short time?

Even if it was the team manager’s fault, would it be justifiable to release him immediately after leading the women’s team to the silver medal? Not only would this affect the mood and morale of the team, as he was the man behind their successful campaign. It would also send those out there a message, that after helping us to achieve something great in 48 years, your service would not be needed anymore, something like using a piece of tissue paper and then throwing it away after it has lost its purpose.

This could also be seen as STTA (Singapore Table Tennis Association) president Lee Bee Wah effort to show her authority as she had just gotten this position not long ago. This would be sending out a message that you had better not mess with her, because she means business and you will be punished for every mistake that you commit. However, there could be a negative effect to this, if she were to show double standards in the future, she would lose the trust and support of many who she have convinced in this incident.

This could also be a bad start to her life as the STTA president, as many would view her as the evil or bad character in this incident, as she was the one who made the decision to release the one who made all this possible, a silver medal after 48 years. Many may also say that the commotion that she has caused was uncalled for.

This move would also prove to cause the table tennis team to be in a mess, which is extremely bad for the team, as they would want to look to defending their titles at the very least as well as to challenge for gold medal.

She has also mentioned some plans, but would these be able to cover up for the loss of the team manager in the short run? I doubt so, somehow what she has done seems redundant to me. Therefore I would say that her decision to release the team manager is not justifiable.